What is SUNY BEST?
February 22, 2013
In the acronym-filled universe of Upstate NY, it is often hard to keep names straight, let alone follow and participate in groups that are making an impact and bringing people together to support a common vision. Read more »
David Hessler joins NYSERDA as Venture Fellow
February 1, 2013
Our good friend (and the very model of an Upstate Entrepreneur Leader) David Hessler announced last month that he had joined NYSERDA as that organization's first Venture Fellow. This is a logical next step for David as he has been instrumental in building key elements of the Rochester region's startup... Read more »
Why I joined the StartFast team
December 11, 2012
Kyle Blumin is a Syracuse native and serial entrepreneur with three successful exits in diverse industries. As StartFast Entrepreneur in Residence Kyle will spend the summer of 2013 working closely with one or more StartFast teams. Since Kyle is the archetypal entrepreneur leader we want to see more of, we asked... Read more »
Time to put SUNY in gear
September 29, 2011
This week I had the opportunity to attend the SUNY conference on Universities as Economic Drivers: Measuring Success. It has been a little over two years since SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher took over the helm of NY’s flagship campus system and a year and a half has passed since she... Read more »
Clarkson University hosts Forever Wired conference
September 14, 2011
Clarkson University will be hosting the third annual Forever Wired Conference on Tuesday, October 4, in Potsdam, N.Y. Last year’s conference drew more than 250 participants from across New York State and included many seasonal residents of the Adirondack Park, as well. Read more »
You Need My Guy gets services investment from KayWeb Angels
September 5, 2011
Rochester-based start-up You Need My Guy recently announced receiving significant investment from NYC-based KAYWEB Angels, bringing them in as technical co-founders of his business. The unique model provides development services in exchange for equity.You Need My Guy’s founder is Syracuse University graduate Joe Cassara. The company is in the business networking space. Read more »
Cornell Jumpstart program accepting applications
June 28, 2011
The JumpStart program of the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) is designed to help small NYS businesses solve concrete problems related to materials. The CCMR partners them with Cornell faculty members with the appropriate expertise.Since 2005, JumpStart has helped 45 companies solve problems, develop prototypes and explore new markets.The... Read more »
Building Entrepreneurial Communities in Upstate NY
February 24, 2011
It has been three weeks since Brad Feld visited Upstate NY, and we are still processing all that we learned from him about his experience building Boulder’s entrepreneurial community. Below are some of the notes we took. Lots more links to blogs and media coverage of Brad's trip here.Understanding Boulder... Read more »
Syracuse Student Accelerator gains momentum
February 21, 2011
The Syracuse Student Accelerator is a unique collaboration between The Tech Garden, the region's business community, and six area colleges (Syracuse University, Le Moyne College, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Onondaga Community College, Cayuga Community College, and SUNY Morrisville). The Accelerator has one aim: identify entrepreneurial individuals within... Read more »
Time Once Again for Peak Pitch
February 21, 2011
One of the surest signs of spring in Upstate NY is the invitation for entrepreneurs and investors to get together for the annual Peak Pitch event hosted by High Peaks Venture Partners. This year's event is scheduled for March 17-18 at Hunter Mountain with an investor-only dinner on March 17... Read more »
Salt City Technical offers free invention consultations
February 21, 2011
Syracuse based Salt City Technical is interested in working with inventors and entrepreneurs who have product ideas. Company founder Gino Duca recently announced a free consultation program for 2011. Every Wednesday throughout 2011, Salt City Technical will offer free consultation to any entrepreneurs or inventors who would like to have... Read more »
Summer@Highland seeks campus entrepreneurs
February 21, 2011
Are you a student entrepreneur with a business startup that you’d like to grow to the next level this summer? If so, Summer@Highland may be just what you need.In its fourth year, Summer@Highland is an entrepreneurship program designed to provide university-affiliated startups and first-time entrepreneurs with the environment and resources... Read more »
Brad Feld to speak at Feb 2 Ithaca Capital Forum
January 19, 2011
Brad Feld, serial entrepreneur and nationally prominent early stage VC investor, will be the keynote speaker at The Upstate Venture Association of New York Ithaca Capital Forum. The event will be held Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at the Country Club of Ithaca.Brad Feld is widely credited with leading the transformation... Read more »
MIT Forum in NYC to feature Ithaca VC and Cleantech CEO
January 12, 2011
Zach Shulman, Managing Partner at Ithaca-based Cayuga Venture Fund and Larry Thomas, President & CEO of Primet Precision Materials. will be on the next MIT Enterprise Forum Panel at NYU's Stern School in NYC January 25, 2011. The Forum Topic is Cleantech: Scaling to Growth and addresses the unique issues... Read more »
Rochester Region Business Plan Contest
January 5, 2011
Registration is now open for the 2011 Rochester Regional Business Plan Contest and Entrepreneurial Celebration. Entrepreneurs are encouraged to apply by visiting the High Tech Rochester website.The Rochester Regional Business Plan Contest encourages entrepreneurship and recognizes new, high-growth ventures in the Greater Rochester New York Region. This year’s contest will... Read more »
SmartStart Seeks Upstate Entrepreneurs
January 5, 2011
SmartStart UNYTECH is the premier Upstate NY venture forum where VC firms look to see the best that the state has to offer for deal flow. The 2011 venture forum will be held May 17-18 at The Desmond in Albany, NY. New York based entrepreneurs looking for VC or Angel... Read more »
$250,000 Emerging Business Competition
October 25, 2010
New York’s Creative Core Emerging Business Competition is a project of the Central Upstate Regional Alliance, a 12 county public/private consortium that works on a variety of regional issues and opportunities.The competition will run in three categories: Emerging Business, 15K innovations in agri-business, and the $6,000 Business Idea. Read more »
Albany Forum on Raising Seed & Early VC Capital
October 25, 2010
UVC Founder and Chairman, Martin Babinec, will participate in a panel discussion on raising Seed and Early VC Capital at the UVANY Capital Forum in Albany on November 3. The panel will discuss the points that experienced angels and early stage VC firms want to see in their due... Read more »
TEN is Seeking Upstate Entrepreneurs!
October 25, 2010
The Entrepreneurs Network, TEN, is an innovative program designed to provide Upstate entrepreneurs significant hands-on exposure to, and interaction with, national and regional business experts and funding sources. TEN offers exclusive, members-only boot camps on securing equity investments and traditional financing, effective sales and marketing strategies, leadership and business strategy... Read more »
Cornell JumpStart seeking NY Small Businesses
October 6, 2010
The JumpStart program of the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) is providing: Read more »
Tech Valley Workshops on CleanTech
September 20, 2010
The Tech Valley Chapter of the Licensing Executives Society (LES) is pleased to announce our Fall 2010 Workshop Series: Cleantech - Legal and Business Perspectives.The first workshop, Intellectual Property - Global Trends and Growth in Clean Energy Patents, will be held Thursday, October 14, 2010. Read more »
Syracuse University Entrepreneurs Bootcamp
September 17, 2010
Do YOU have what it takes?Are you an aspiring entrepreneur or business owner?Then come check out this bootcamp sponsored by Syracuse University!This comprehensive entrepreneurial training program offers assistance and training in… Read more »
Cornell program to support 3 Upstate tech businesses
September 17, 2010
Three Upstate New York tech businesses – American Aerogel Corporation, Rochester, NY; SensiVida Medical Technologies Inc, West Henrietta, NY; and Haledyne LLC, Syracuse NY; have been selected to receive JumpStart awards with the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) for the Fall 2010 semester.The CCMR JumpStart program is funded by... Read more »
Entrepreneurial Events in Upstate NY
September 10, 2010
Come see what's going on in your area, whether it be Syracuse, Buffalo, Rochester, or Ithaca-there's something for you!On September 14th from 1:00-2:30 pm, come learn what investors are looking for, and the road map to become "investment-ready." The event is called "Pitching VC Investors" and will be featuring guest... Read more »
Rochester based iCardiac Shows Record Revenue Growth
September 2, 2010
Rochester-based iCardiac Technologies announced its sales jumped 76% over the past year. iCardiac provides drug development companies worldwide with the complete range of next generation cardiac safety core lab services. Its team of cardiac safety experts collectively bring over 100 years of cardiology, electrophysiology, drug development, regulatory and academic experience. ... Read more »
Cornell announces Life Sciences Awards
August 26, 2010
Cornell University's Center for Life Sciences Enterprise just announced 13 grants totaling over $500,000 for research in areas as diverse as arthritis, alzheimers, and improved animal feeds. View the full list of faculty projects receiving awards. The project results will be showcased at the annual Public Engagement and Science Communication... Read more »
Sandbox startups come out to play!
August 26, 2010
Throughout the summer, a dozen teams of college students were hard at work on their startup ideas in the Syracuse Student Sandbox. The Syracuse Student Sandbox is a unique business incubator that gives aspiring student entrepreneurs the resources to make their visions a reality. The twelve week experiential based program... Read more »
Upstate founders rock Boulder Techstars
August 6, 2010
TechStars, the Boulder Colorado based seed accelerator unveiled its latest group of startups to a capacity crowd of angel and venture investors at the Boulder Theater yesterday.Among the presenters were Omniar, an augmented reality platform being developed by three University of Rochester graduates and Vacation Rental Partner, a web-service that... Read more »
Boulder Theater
August 6, 2010
Syracuse, NY- Student Sandbox Demo Day
August 6, 2010
The Syracuse Student Sandbox Demo Day will take place at the Tech Garden on August 18th, starting at 3pm.Who should attend:• Economic and community leaders• Investors, bankers and creative lenders• Accountants, attorneys and professional service providers• Mentors, team coaches, tech developers, strategic partners• Entrepreneurs, inventors, creative risk-takers and dreamers• Smart... Read more »
Albany, NY- UAlbany Nano College presents new energy symposium
August 4, 2010
UALBANY NANOCOLLEGE AND NEW ENERGY NEW YORK PRESENT THE FIFTH ANNUAL NEW ENERGY SYMPOSIUMHundreds expected to attend event on August 9 & 10 showcasing clean energy technologiesMore than 300 attendees, including leading executives from the energy industry, state and federal government officials, venture capitalists and university researchers, will gather to... Read more »
Syracuse, NY- UVC names Le Moyne College as Third Founding Partner
August 3, 2010
Syracuse, NY—Upstate Venture Connect (UVC) announced that Le Moyne College has signed on as the third Founding Partner to support its efforts to accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship in Upstate New York.UVC is a non-profit organization focused on creating thousands of high-tech, high-growth, private capital backed companies in Upstate New York that... Read more »
Ithaca, NY- Football training device available for commercial development
July 29, 2010
Training Device for LinemenCornell University- A device intended for contact sport training, invented by Cornell assistant football coach Pete DeStefano, could improve upon a current method that uses a “sled”. Sleds are commonly used by football teams to train their linemen, but are cumbersome and heavy. Read more »
Western NY- Life sciences growth boosted by familiar voices
July 29, 2010
Former WNYers offer BioNetwork expertiseBy Matt GlynnNEWS BUSINESS REPORTERAs the local life sciences industry attempts to grow, having a booster such as Terry McGuire in its corner is a plus.He is co-founder and managing general partner of Polaris Venture Partners. Read more »
Niagara Region Ventures Fund supports increased investment
July 28, 2010
The Niagara Region Ventures Fund, part of the ECIDA Financing Group, supports increased private investment that expands or retains employment in Erie County, New York.Technology-based companies have been identified as priorities for future growth in the county and region. Read more »
Buffalo, NY- Brookings Institution Report: Western NY Export Innovation Called Competitive Key
July 27, 2010
Export Innovation Called Competitive KeyBy Matt GlynnGreat Lakes metro areas such as the Buffalo Niagara region are effectively using exports to bolster their economies, but their manufacturers need to become more innovative to make the most of foreign sales and create jobs, a new study says.The report, prepared by the... Read more »
Ithaca, NY- The Technology Farm relaunches website, opens retail store for tenant products
July 27, 2010
The Technology Farm relaunches website, opens retail store for tenant productsUnder a grant from NYSEG, our member The Technology Farm (the Cornell Agriculture & Food Technology Park) has relaunched its website, recreated all its promotional material and launched a Facebook page. Read more »
SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator adds new energy tenant, Apex Offshore Wind
July 27, 2010
Technology Incubator adds new energy tenant, Apex Offshore WindThe SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator has generated a great deal of positive energy in the Western New York business community since it opened last December. Today, it’s adding some more.Apex Offshore Wind, LLC (Apex Offshore), a national developer of wind energy facilities... Read more »
Alfred State College Requests Funding for Renewable Energy Technical Training Center
July 27, 2010
ASC Requests Funding for Renewable Energy Technical Training CenterAn appropriation of $500,000 was granted this week to Alfred State College pursuant to a request for funding to support a renewable energy technical training center. Now that the bill has been approved by the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee and... Read more »
State bill advances creation of technology commercialization clinics
July 27, 2010
Syracuse, NY – By Sara Miller • (315) 443-9038New York state invests more than $100 million a year in university research, and New York state universities invest nearly $4 billion annually in research through government, industry and internal funding. Read more »
Ithaca, NY- Novomer locks up $18M in federal funding
July 23, 2010
Novomer locks up $18M in federal funding.ITHACA - Novomer, Inc. is one of six companies that will share in $106 million in funding from the economic stimulus bill to develop ways to convert captured carbon dioxide into useful products.The company, a Cornell University spinoff, will get $18.4 million. Read more »
Buffalo-Niagara One Minute Startup Pitches
July 7, 2010
Sound Reading Elevator Pitch
June 25, 2010
Greg Hubble, CEO of Sound Reading Solutions presents his elevator pitch at the 2010 Smartstart conference.[cb type="company"]Sound Reading Solutions[/cb] Read more »
Three Top 20 Pharmaceutical Companies Select iCardiac as Preferred Vendor
June 25, 2010
Rochester, NY (PRWEB) June 22, 2010 -- iCardiac Technologies, Inc., a provider of next generation cardiac core lab services, announced today that an additional three top 20 pharmaceutical companies have recently selected iCardiac as a preferred vendor. Read more »
